EP2291603B1 - Articulated body armour - Google Patents
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- This invention relates, in general, to body armour that provides a protective shield against general bodily injury or acute trauma. More particularly, but not exclusively, the present invention relates to personal body armour that can provide ballistic protection against projectile threats, such as high velocity rifle rounds.
- Security personnel, including policemen, infantry soldiers and special operations forces, are often now equipped with tactical protection in the form of body armour or protective vests to mitigate injury from attack. Such body armour is available in a variety of forms to address varying levels of potential threat, e.g. from bullets and knives.
- So-called "soft armour" is worn in the form of jackets and vests and is composed of assemblies of ballistic fibres, such as those formed from Kevlar® from the DuPont company. Typically, soft armour will employ fifteen to thirty layers of thin, flexible and tightly-woven ballistic fabrics that is generally lightweight and effective and stopping handgun rounds. In building up the layers, the resultant garment tends to be very stiff and restrictive of free movement. In normal use, soft armour generally protects against blunt trauma.
- To provide adequate protection against more serious threats, such as high velocity rifle rounds, soft-armour is augmented or otherwise substituted by the use of "hard armour". Hard armour can be considered to be equivalent to an exoskeleton in that it is fabricated from rigid plates made from ceramic, polymers or metal sheets. These plates are usually molded or generally formed to conform to the physique of a standard wearer. Clearly, greater protection is achieved through the use of large plates of hard armour, although this has a drawback in that the plates are both relatively heavy and cumbersome and thus increase fatigue and interfere with a wearer's mobility (even more so than that of soft armour).
- A common approach to mounting plates of hard armour to a wearer is to secure them within exterior pockets fabricated on a soft armour jacket or vest. Such a modular approach allows the wearer to assess the level of risk and to add or subtract hard armour if and when the situation allows.
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US patent 6,892,392 shows a body armour system with overlapping front or rear plates allowing some increased movement when bending forwards, however this system does not allow for the free independent movement of the shoulders, hips and torso when in the standing or kneeling positions. -
WO 03/027600 WO 03/027600 - Specific body areas, such as the thighs, can be protected using soft armour pads that are affixed to the wearer using buckles and webbing, such as seen in the Crye Associates' "Extremity Armour System". Other conceptual designs from Crye Associates (see http://www.cryeassociates.com/11.htm#) extend the idea of a large-scale, rigid exoskeleton into a full suit in which surrounds major muscle groups, joints and major organs are covered with inflexible panels of soft and/or hard armour, with joint movement permitted only apparently by virtue of either a connecting flap of webbing or lack of protective armour.
- Unfortunately, the selective ability to remove hard armour to benefit from increased mobility compromises the wearer's overall degree of protection. Conversely, any restriction of a wearer's ability to move into an effective offensive position or take up a protective position (e.g. behind a wall) compromises the wearer's ability to function or otherwise exposes the wearer as a larger target from either delaying or inhibiting the taking up of a defensive posture. Likewise, the current construction of multi-layered soft armour and its resulting bulk is also not ideal.
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US Patent 4,516,273 discloses a body armour according to the preamble of appended independent claim 1. - The above mentioned problems are solved by the features of appended independent claim 1.
- According to the invention, the articulated body armour comprises: an upper harness including the left shoulder strap and the right shoulder strap and a chassis realised by at least a front bridge and a back bridge, at least one of the front bridge and the back bridge formed as a separate component from the shoulder straps, the upper harness assembled through intercoupling of the left and right shoulder straps via the front bridge and back bridge, the intercoupling achieved through at least two pivoting joints that allow each shoulder strap to rotate relative to at least one of the front bridge and the back bridge.
- The front and back bridges are formed as separate components from the left and right shoulder straps; and at least four pivoting joints, at least four pivoting joints, one pivoting joint located at each end of each shoulder strap and each pivoting joint coupling the end of its respective shoulder strap to one of the front bridge and the back bridge.
- There is provided articulated body armour comprising an upper harness arranged, in use, to encircle the shoulder's of wearer, the body armour further including at least one of a front plate and a back plate that extends downwardly from the harness to cover, in use, a wearer's torso, wherein at least the front plate is attached to the upper harness through a coupling that allows the front plate to swivel about the coupling.
- A preferred embodiment includes a chest strap incorporated into the upper harness, the chest strap coupling a left shoulder strap to a right shoulder strap to allow size adjustment of the upper harness, the chest strapincluding an elasticated region that pre-tensions the upper harness and permits the upper harness to undergo expansion and contraction when fitted, in use, around a wearer's shoulders and chest.
- In overview, the present invention provides an articulated and modular system of body armour in which components are able to rotate about fixings that hold the components together. Some joints allow pivotal and/or linear movements of one component relative to another, e.g. a spherical ball and socket joint or a peg and running slot. By having modular sections of soft armour (or its functional equivalent) in the
upper harness 102 andlower girdle 104, the present invention makes use these modular panels to effect a spacing away of the body armour from the wearer's body; this aids in air circulation and heat control. The use of webbing and adjustable straps permits the lengths and/or angles of the various modular components to be altered in relation to each other. The elastic elements connecting the modular panels and plates also allow the body armour to flex so that the wearer is free to twist their torso at times when the wearer is looking backwards or when kneeling down in the firing position. - The present invention advantageously provides a modular body armour system that is articulated in a way that permits the armour to roll with the movement of its wearer. In this way, the body armour is less restrictive of movement. By providing for chest expansion through an elasticated connection within the shoulder harness and lower girdle of the body armour, a wearer is placed under less physiological stress during times of exertion and mental stress, thereby improving the overall performance of the wearer.
- Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of prior art body armour comprised from unitary, soft armour side panels and hard armour plates that attach to and couple together the side panels; -
FIG. 2 is a conceptual view of prior art body armour encompassing a rigid exoskeleton; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of partially assembled body armour according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective side view of the body armour ofFIG. 3 including hard armour plates; -
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the body armour ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 6 illustrates interconnections between panels of the body armour ofFIG. 3 , the interconnections permitting, in use, limited expansion of the body armour; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of body armour according to another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIGs. 8 and 9 show additional embodiments of body armour in accordance with the principle inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 shows a range of movements allowed to a wearer whilst wearing the body armour of the present invention; -
FIG. 11 is a rear view of a body chassis in accordance with a preferred realisation thereof, the body chassis for assembly within the body armour ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIGs. 12a and 12b show a preferred mechanism for attaching a bridge connector to a shoulder strap in a preferred configuration of the body armour ofFIGs. 3 and11 ; -
FIG. 13 is a representation of the shoulder strap ofFIG. 11 , including padding; -
FIG. 14 is the shoulder strap ofFIG. 11 , including a chest adjustment mechanism; and -
FIG. 15 shows a two-piece harness for body armour according to another embodiment of the present invention. - Referring to
FIG. 1 there is shown an exploded view of prior artbody armour system 20 in accordance withWO 03/027600 hand side panels 22, 24 (made from soft armour) are coupled together usingfront 26 and rear 28 hard armour plates that align and marginally overlap with edges of (and affix to) theside panels front plate 26 may includeoverlapping plates side panels shoulder straps attachment 36 to a front-side flank to formholes 40, 42 through which a wearer may extend their arms.Foam pads - In
FIG. 2 an all-overbody armour system 50 is shown. In what can best be described as a Star Wars "Stormtrooper" approach, a rigid exoskeleton made up of scalloped and sculpturedsoft armour panels 52 andhard armour plates 54 is positioned and wrapped over major sections of the wearer's body, including the torso, arms, elbows, knees and legs. - With reference to
FIGs. 3 to 5 in combination, there is shown a perspective view ofbody armour 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Essentially, the body armour contains anupper shoulder harness 102 and alower girdle 104 that primarily protects the main organs and flanks on the torso of a wearer. - The
upper shoulder harness 102 includes a pair ofshoulder straps internal padding 110 that provides comfort to a wearer and force dissipation following projectile impact with thebody armour 100.External padding 111 on the shoulder straps is shown in a limited and purely illustrative fashion only on a portion of theright shoulder strap 108 ofFIG. 4 . Padding may include a phase change material that becomes rigid when put under pressure, as would happen when the armour system was impacted by a projectile. - The broad tailoring of each
shoulder strap left shoulder strap 106 is connected to theright shoulder strap 108 at both the front and back of each strap by suitable linking element such as a front bridge/connector 112 and a back bridge/connector 114, thereby producing a, closed circuit within the upper harness of the body armour. Thebridges - The connection of each bridge to an end of each strap is by way of at least one pivoting or swivel joint (see
reference numerals FIG. 5 ) and preferably front and back pivoting joints that permit(s) arcuate, rotational and independent movement of eachshoulder strap bridge bridge - The pivoting joint 120, 122 can be realised as a ball and socket, for example, where a ball-shaped pin extends outwardly from the shoulder strap and a socket in the bridge receives the head of the ball. Alternatively, a simple hole and toggle could be employed. As shown in
FIG. 5 , multiple ball-shaped pins can be provided in a line along the shoulder strap to allow for size adjustment. The exact nature of the pivoting joint can take on a number of alternative forms, as will readily be appreciated, since the necessity for rotation defines the design implementation. A preferred way of providing a swivelling joint will be described later in relation toFIGs. 12 to 14 . - To prevent the shoulder straps from continuously rotating to an open position below the horizontal, the bridge may inherently be arranged (or otherwise be supplemented by a secondary elastic cord) to limit the arcuate rotational movement of each shoulder straps to less than ninety degree and preferably less than about sixty degrees (relative to the vertical). In use, movement of the shoulders of the wearer is thus compensated for by rotational movement of the shoulder straps; this keeps the body armour generally in place over the torso of the wearer and ensures freedom of movement of the shoulders independent of the rest of the wearer's body.
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front bridge 112 and backbridge 114 also act to provide a support for direct or indirect mounting a front plate orchassis 124 and rear plate orchassis 126, i.e. the bridges act as a plate carrier. Thefront chassis 124 and therear chassis 126 may be realised by soft armour and therefore these chassis' can therefore provide a first line of torso protection. A more detailed understanding of the nature and function of body chassis will be described subsequently in relation toFIGs. 11, 12 and 14 . - The
front chassis 124 may be realised by multiple layers, including any appropriate combination of soft armour and/or heavy armour layers or plates, including those having a ceramic, polymer, metal or composite and laminate structures. Therear chassis 126 may likewise have a multi-layer construction. Connection of thefront chassis 124 andrear chassis 126 to therespective front bridge 112 and backbridge 114 may be permanent or temporary and can make use of webbing loops, ties, poppers, Velcro® and the like 115. Mounting of the respective bridge to its respective chassis may be through a single, central point or at multiple points; this is merely design option. A preferred mounting arrangement will be discussed subsequently with reference toFIG. 11 . - The
front bridge 112 and the back bridge are preferably realised by a structural plastic element (rather than an alternative flat metal strip) that exhibits no or minimal ballistic properties. By using a plastic bridge, blunt trauma arising upon impact of a projectile with the plastic bridge may be reduced. Additionally, by making the bridge in a flexible material, thebridge bridge shoulder straps upper harness 102. - Ends of
bridges shoulder straps body armour 100. - In one particular embodiment that may be implemented independently of the preferred rotational or swivelling nature of the
shoulder straps spherical connector 130 that engages into acorresponding receptor 132, whereby the connection permits limited pivoting movement of at least one of thefront chassis 124 and/orrear chassis 126 about the spherical connector 130-receptor 132 combination. In other words, the connection allows the base of thechassis 124 to move in relation to the rest of the system. Such pivotal or spherical movement maintains the front and rear chassis' in position over the body during running and walking activities where the shoulders of the wearer have a tendency to roll. The spherical connector can be realised by a ball and socket arrangement, with the ball preferably (but not necessarily) mounted to project outwardly from the bridge. Pivotal movement of the front and rear armour may be achieved in a different ways, including the preferred realisation described subsequently with reference toFIG. 11 . - In relation to the
lower girdle 104, a preferred configuration of thebody armour 100 includes a pair of softarmour front pads shoulder straps armour front pads -
Sculptured side panels 150, 152 (preferably realised in soft armour) are preferably provided to underlay thefront pads shoulder straps rear armour plate 126 is arranged to overlay theside panels lower back bridge 154 coupling theside panels body armour 100. Again, thelower back bridge 154 may be realised by adjustable webbing, clips, buckles orother fastening device 156 that permit size adjustment, to accommodate chest expansion and generally to secure thebody armour 100 around the wearer. - The
side panels - Furthermore, the
side panels front chassis 124 andrear chassis 126, thereby reducing over part count and providing more of a curved profile to the overall appearance of thefront chassis 124 and/orrear chassis 126. Again, as will be understood, coupling together of the encircling front chassis and rear chassis is by way of Velcro® straps, an adjustable buckle or their functional equivalent. - The soft armour may be used as a spacer to the wearer's body, whereby channels are produced between the soft armour panels to permit air circulation. Alternatively, conventional foam padding and the like may be employed internally both to aid in comfort by eliminating rubbing of panel edges against the wearer's body and to facilitate air circulation.
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upper shoulder harness 102 may optionally be coupled to thelower girdle 104 to form a longer jacket, although it is preferable to maintain theupper harness 102 distinct from thelower girdle 104 to benefit from a higher degree of movement arising from overall articulation of thebody armour 100. As purely a design option, theside panels - Referring to
FIG. 7 , another embodiment of body armour according to the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, thechassis 124 or plate carrier has aslot 200 and peg 202 fixing to allow secure, direct or indirect mounting of thefront chassis 124 while allowing the front armour plate to move vertically in relation to bridge. In the embodiment ofFIG. 7 , thebridge 204 is a pair or linkingmembers holes 210. Additionally, inFIG. 7 , thefront chassis 124 is shown to be attached to awaistband 212 so that the wearer maintains full and free movement whilst the base of the front plate is kept located in the correct position. Attachment of the front armour plate may be by way of webbing, Velcro® or cord (for example and as will be readily appreciated). Again, inFIG. 7 , thefront armour plate 124 is optionally pivoted, although in this case it is aroundpeg 202 that runs inslot 200. -
FIG. 8 is a modification ofFIG. 7 in which thefront chassis 124 is realised by anupper plate 220 that overlaps alower plate 222 so that the waist of the user is not exposed when the user bends (backwards). The overlapping plates also allow forward bending by the user as the lower plate can move upwards in relation to the upper plate. In this configuration, theupper plate 220 is coupled to thebridge 204, whereas the lower plate is attached to thewaistband 212. -
FIG. 9 shows another embodiment having upper 230 and lower 232 side panels for each side. Theside panels optional pocket 234 attached to the front element of the modular armour. -
FIG. 10 shows the full range of movement permitted by the body armour of the various embodiments of the present invention, especially arising from the de-coupling theupper shoulder harness 102 from the armour per se and the independent movement acquired by the pivoting connection of theshoulder straps upper harness 102.FIG. 10a shows independent movement of shoulders.FIG. 10b shows both shoulders moving together.FIG. 10c shows bending forward and kneeling.FIG. 10d shows bending sideways where the rib cage meets hip.FIG.10e shows the user/wearer in the prone position where their back needs to be able to bend. Finally,FIG. 10f shows the user twisting. - Turning to
FIG. 11 , there is shown a rear view of a body chassis in accordance with a preferred realisation thereof, the body chassis for assembly within the body armour ofFIG. 3 . Firstly, as would be generally expected, the front chassis is typically covered by acloth material 302 or otherwise directly painted with arandom camouflage pattern 302. Proximate to collarbone regions 303, thechassis 124 includes optional attachment flaps 306, such as webbing or loops of material, that are permanently affixed to thechassis 124, e.g. by stitching. Theflaps 306 allow additional layers or plates (such asplates chassis 124, since theflaps 306 permit the attachment of fasteners 308 (such toggle fasteners and the like) thereto. Alternatively, theflaps 306 could be substituted or augmented by the use of suitably positioned Velcro® strips, as will be readily understood, to attach additional layers, panels orplates flaps 306 andfasteners 308 provide a way to effect tightening whilst permitting swivelling movement of the shoulders. Other mechanisms for pulling the front and rear plates into the body will be readily understood. - In relation to the attachment of the
bridge loop 310 of strong resilient material, such as flat webbing. The loop is secured to a rear surface 312 of thebody chassis 124, e.g. by stitching 313, adhesive or the like. Preferably, theloop 310 is formed to allow a closed portion to be hinged relative to the rear surface 312. Theloop 310 is sufficiently wide to allow thebridge loop 310 and its hinged attachment to thechassis 124 allows for a limited pivoting movement of thebridge webbing loops 310 avoids the necessity of having an armour plate (or the chassis 124) to be compromised with a through hole and/or socket (that may be realised by the aforedescribed spherical connector 130). As will be understood, while a ball and socket might provide a wider and more free movement of thebridge chassis 124, the nature of the ball and socket provides for a compromised degree of protection since the ball and socket could promote blunt trauma and represent an area of increased weakness in thebody armour 100. The use of an appropriately dimensioned loop therefore achieves a functional equivalent of thespherical connector 130. - In one embodiment, the
loop 310 could be realised as a molding within the rear surface 312 of the carrier plate. - In relation to
FIGs. 12a and 12b , a preferred mechanism for attaching a bridge to ashoulder strap FIGs. 3 and11 is shown. As previously described, an end of thebridge closed pocket 340 typically realised by the doubling over of rectangular-shaped fabric materials (e.g. webbing) that is then stitched 342 along three of its four sides. Thepocket 340 is located preferably on an outside of theshoulder strap pocket 340 is attached to theshoulder strap flap 344 permits the bridge to pivot, twist or rotate relative to the angle of the shoulder strap relative to a nominal (square) orientation of each shoulder strap; this can be seen by contrastingFIG. 12a withFIG. 12b . The hingedflap 344 may be secured to theshoulder strap chassis bridge flap 344 can be altered to permit customised fitting of the shoulder straps to the wearer. Techniques for lengthening or shortening the hingedflap 344 are readily known to the skilled addressee. By using a webbing arrangement, close sandwiching of thebridge chassis 124 is possible. - While the preferred embodiment discusses the use of a webbing hinge and flap, it will be understood that, within the context of the present invention, this
hinge 344 could be realised by an alternative pivoting joint, such as a binding screw, rivet or pop-stud. - Optionally, the shoulder strap and particularly the
pocket 340 may be covered withpadding material 346, e.g. represented in an exemplary form of foam hexagons in a tessellated arrangement. The padding promotes additional comfort for the wearer. - In the limit, since the
bridge bridges shoulder straps upper shoulder harness 102. However, to prevent the components of the upper harness from separating it is preferred to include anadditional chest strap 350; this is shown inFIG. 14 . Thechest strap 350 is typically in parallel with the bridge and, in a preferred embodiment, extends between (and is attached to) theleft shoulder pad 106 and theright shoulder pad 108. Thechest strap 350 typically includes a combination offlat webbing material 352, a length adjustor 354 (such as a buckle) and anelasticated region 356. Pre-tensioning of thechest strap 350 therefore ensures that each end of thebridge pocket 340, while theelasticated region 356 permits the wearer to expand their chest (under deep breathing) and have the entireupper shoulder harness 102 expand appropriately and comfortably. Typically, theelasticated region 356 is only on one side of thechest strap 350. During expansion of the upper shoulder harness, the ends of thebridge pocket 340, although the end of the bridge remains within thepocket 340. - The
chest strap 350 generally extends across both the front and rear of the torso, i.e. it is made in two pieces. Each part of thechest strap 350 is therefore essentially in parallel with each bridge. To achieve fitting, only one of the two pieces need include an adjustable buckle or the like, whereby one piece of thechest strap 350 is a fixed length of webbing material, for example. Of course, both pieces of thechest strap 350 could include elasticated and adjustable mechanisms, since this is merely a design option. - The position of the
chest strap 350 inFIG. 14 is exemplar. For example, it could overall thebridge 112, 114 (as shown in relation toFIG. 6 ). - With reference to
FIG. 15 there is shown a two-piece harness 200 for body armour according to another embodiment of the present invention. In common with the other embodiments described above,shoulder straps pivot 370. In this respect, each end (both front and rear) of each shoulder strap is extended laterally inwardly such that bridgingmaterial - It is also contemplated that only a single rotatable joint 370 is provided at either the front or back of the harness, thereby essentially producing an open harness that closes at the single rotatable joint, which joint 370 then still permits the
left shoulder strap 204 and theright shoulder strap 202 independently to rotate about the at rotatable joint 370. - Preferably, the body armour system of the various embodiments includes a quick release system that permits release with a single and simple action, e.g. a cable or cord is pulled that allows the various components to disengage from each other. Quick release armour is well known and various known systems can be employed within the present invention, as will readily be appreciated.
- In general, all panels and plates are arranged to overlap so that when the wearer moves or bends the individual elements do not separate to expose areas of the wearer's body.
- It will, of course, be appreciated that the above description has been given by way of example only and that modifications in detail may be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, the swivel-jointed front armour plate may be implemented independently of both the articulated shoulder harness and the expandable nature of the armour. Similarly, the articulated shoulder harness may be implemented independently of both the swivel-jointed front plate and the expandable nature of the armour. And the expandable nature of the armour can likewise be implemented independently on the articulated shoulder harness and the swivel jointed front plate. For example, it is a design option as to whether the pivots are mounted internally or externally.
- While the preferred embodiment makes use of both a
front bridge 112 and backbridge 114 to connect the shoulder straps together, it is contemplated that one of these bridges could be realised by extending the shoulder straps laterally and integrally forming them together. However, by having only one pivotal connection of the shoulder straps to a single bridge realised by an independent component, a compromised degree of movement is provided in theupper housing 102 since swivelling movement of the straps can only occur at the pivotal connection (that is now located either at the front or back of the harness). - Also, while the specification discloses various embodiments, especially in relation to
FIGs. 7 to 14 , it will be understood that complementary features from these embodiments (particularly in the context of the modular configuration of the body armour and the use a waistband) may be incorporated into the earlier embodiments to adapt the overall configuration, as will be readily understood.
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- Articulated body armour (100) comprising:an upper harness (102) including a left shoulder strap (106) and a right shoulder strap (106) and a chassis realised by at least a first bridge (112) and a second bridge (114), the first bridge and the second bridge formed as separate components from the shoulder straps (106, 108), the upper harness (102) assembled through intercoupling of the left and right shoulder straps (106, 108) via both the first bridge (112) and second bridge (114), the intercoupling achieved through pivoting joints (120, 122) in the chassis that allow each shoulder strap to rotate both relative to the first bridge and the second bridge and independently of each other;characterised in that the articulated body armour further comprisesa protective body armour panel, (124, 126) pivotally attached to the first bridge via a connector (130) or hinge (310), the connector (130) or hinge (310) arranged to permit the protective body armour panel independently to rotate relative both to the first bridge (310) and the shoulder straps (106, 108).
- Articulated body armour according to claim 1, wherein each pivoting joint (120, 122) is realised by:a pocket (340) dimensioned to receive an end of each bridge (112, 114); anda hinged flap (344) allowing twisting of the bridges (112, 114) relative to a nominal orientation of each shoulder strap (106, 108).
- Articulated body armour according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the chassis further includes a chest strap (350) substantially in parallel to the bridges (112, 114), the chest strap (350) coupling the left shoulder strap (106) to the right shoulder strap (108) and allowing alteration of the upper harness.
- Articulated body armour according to claim 3, wherein the chest strap (350) includes at least one elasticated region (354, 356) that pre-tensions the upper harness to cause retention of the bridges (112, 114) in the pockets (340).
- Articulated body armour according to any preceding claim, wherein the chassis includes a front chest plate and a rear back plate, the front chest plate and the rear back plate respectively pivotally suspended from the first bridge (112) and the second bridge (114).
- Articulated body armour according to claim 5, wherein the front chest plate (124) and the rear back plate (126) is realised by one or more layers of soft armour, hard armour or a combination of soft and hard armour.
- Articulated body armour according any of claims 5 or 6, wherein at least one of the front chest plate and the rear back plate includes integrally formed, sculpted side panels that are curved such that, in use, the side panels extend at least partially around a wearer's torso.
- Articulated body armour according to any of claims 5 to 8, further comprising a lower girdle including soft armour pads, the lower girdle arranged, in use, at least partially to surround a wearer's lower torso and wherein the soft armour pads are arranged to partially overlap with the front plate and the back plate.
- Articulated body armour according to any of claim 8, wherein the lower girdle further includes an adjustable belt that links the soft armour front pads together around the wearer's lower torso.
- Articulated body armour according to any of claim 9, the adjustable belt comprising partially elastically webbing.
- Articulated body armour according to any preceding claim, wherein each bridge is a flexible strip.
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